Solid Mechanics and Vehicle Conceptual Design

Finite element-based uncertainty quantification method using moment quadrature and its application in reliability analysis of rubber isolators

  • Jingjing HE ,
  • Xunqi LIU ,
  • Weitao LOU ,
  • Xuefei GUAN
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  • 1.School of Reliability and Systems Engineering,Beihang University,Beijing 100191,China
    2.Innovation Research Institute of China Star Network,Beijing 100020,China
    3.Graduate School,China Academy of Engineering Physics,Beijing 100193,China

Received date: 2025-11-24

  Revised date: 2026-01-08

  Accepted date: 2026-01-15

  Online published: 2026-01-19

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(52575607)

Abstract

Rubber isolators are important connecting and vibration-damping components in the auxiliary systems of aero-engines. Their vibration isolation performance is susceptible to material aging and uncertainties in service environments, making reliability assessment an urgent need. However, the traditional Monte Carlo method, which relies on a large number of random samples, incurs high computational costs. For typical aviation components like isolators-characterized by complex structures, multiple uncertain factors, and high test costs-existing methods still struggle to achieve reliability assessment with both computational efficiency and statistical accuracy. To address this issue, The study proposes an uncertainty quantification method based on moment quadrature and maximum entropy theory, enabling efficient reliability assessment of the vibration isolation performance of rubber isolators. First, an elastic modulus degradation model is established based on the accelerated aging test data of rubber materials. Optimal integration nodes and weights are derived by constructing a Hankel matrix through moment quadrature, replacing large-scale random sampling with a small number of key samples. Subsequently, the elastic moduli corresponding to the integration nodes are input into the random vibration finite element model to obtain the vibration isolation rate response and its statistical moments. The maximum entropy principle is then used to reconstruct the probability density function of the vibration isolation rate without the need to preset a distribution form. This method features significant advantages of being non-sampling and analytical quadrature. It can obtain multi-order statistical characteristics of vibration isolation performance with only a few optimal integration nodes, greatly reducing the number of finite element calls while maintaining accuracy. It provides an efficient technical approach for reliability analysis of complex structures.

Cite this article

Jingjing HE , Xunqi LIU , Weitao LOU , Xuefei GUAN . Finite element-based uncertainty quantification method using moment quadrature and its application in reliability analysis of rubber isolators[J]. ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA, 2026 , 47(12) : 233132 -233132 . DOI: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2025.33132

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